Re: snooper watchers

der Mouse (mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU)
Wed, 1 Mar 1995 20:15:57 -0500

> is it not possible for a hacker to set his own boot device before
> performing his reboot, and then reset it back to whatever-it-was
> later?  ie by messing with /dev/openprom or whatever its called

Not if you installed my little /dev/security thing, which among other
things removes all ability to open the eeprom for any reason once the
door is locked.  Guess why I added that snippet :-)

					der Mouse

			    mouse@collatz.mcrcim.mcgill.edu